Up from 33,000
June 4, 2006
Anime Expo attendance is expected to go up to at least 40,000-47,000 this year, according to a convention spokesperson.
Drops 66.6% in Second Weekend
June 4, 2006
The weekend box office take of Fox's X-Men: The Last Stand dropped by a larger than expected 66.6% from $103 million in its opening frame to just $34.3 million.
With Free On Demand Programming
June 4, 2006
Advertising is growing as an Anime Network revenue stream, adding more support for the first American cable channel devoted to anime.
'Why Risk your Business?'
June 4, 2006
Joe Ferrara of Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz , California saw the first hand account of the bootleg busts at Motor City Comic-Con and wonders why retailers would risk their businesses for a few bucks.
In Next ICv2 Retailers Guide
June 1, 2006
An ICv2 Release. 'You can only be nickel and dimed so far,' one retailer told ICv2, as we tackled one of the tough issues facing game retailers...
Mongolian Chop Squad
June 1, 2006
FUNimation confirmed to ICv2 that it has acquired the rights to the Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad anime.
In November
May 31, 2006
A Special Edition DVD and a special line of Hasbro Transformers toys will be released this November.
CBLDF Files Motions to Dismiss Lee Case
June 1, 2006
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund filed motions in the Gordon Lee case on Tuesday, arguing that the case should be dismissed because of prosecutorial misconduct, and because the law under which Lee was charged is unconstitutional.
In CSI Comic
June 1, 2006
The CSI gang has a five issue miniseries launching in August to solve the mystery of Johnston 's murder at a fictional Las Vegas Comic Con.
For $60 Million
June 1, 2006
Late Wednesday, a regulatory filing revealed that former Marvel Studios CEO Avi Arad had sold 3.1 million Marvel shares.
Awards at Baltimore Comic-Con
June 1, 2006
The Executive Committee of the Harvey Awards has announced the nominees for this year's awards, to be announced at Baltimore Comic-Con September 9th and 10th.
Lost, Hellboy, More
May 31, 2006
Inkworks has announced its trading card releases for the balance of 2006, which include a mix of new and old licenses.
